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CODE ENFORCEMENT 101
Presented by Cañon City Code Enforcement Officers: Joelene Inman Joshua Webb
SLIDE 2 PURPOSE OF CODE ENFORCEMENT
- To preserve a high quality of life throughout the
community through safe and sanitary living conditions and positive images.
- The mission of the Code Enforcement Division is to serve
- ur citizens by ensuring compliance with the city's
municipal codes: providing effective public contact and education, building cooperative partnerships throughout
- ur community, and when necessary, enforcing the
regulations in an equitable and impartial manner.
SLIDE 3 2017 Code Enforcement Report
- The following report is from January 1, 2017 to
December 31, 2017. A total of 1,473 violations were issued including Mobile Home Parks (MH-1).
- A total of 1,211 violations were issued in 2017
excluding MH-1 with a compliance rate of 99%.
*MH-1 excluded due to re-inspections not scheduled until January 2018.
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SLIDE 5 *MH-1 excluded due to re-inspections not scheduled until January 2018.
SLIDE 6 2017 Code Enforcement Map
SLIDE 7 2018 Code Enforcement Map * Violations January 1st thru April 24th
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FOCUS AREAS
¼ MILE BUFFER AROUND SCHOOLS AND PARKS
SLIDE 9 MAIN CODE ENFORCEMENT TASKS
- Weeds
- Litter
- Junkyards
- Inoperable vehicles
- Mobile Home Parks/ Skirting
- Signs
- RV used as a dwelling
- Livestock
SLIDE 10 WEEDS
- Weeds in excess of 8” are a
violation.
- All weeds on property must be
cut all the way to the curb and
- r edge of pavement and to
the center of the alley and disposed of properly
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WEED EXAMPLES
SLIDE 12 LITTERING
- Private property shall at all times, maintain the premises
free of litter, trash, garbage or refuse.
- It shall be unlawful to keep or store any construction
materials unless such materials are covered or secured to prevent such materials from being blown, scattered about
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LITTERING EXAMPLES
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JUNKYARD EXAMPLE
SLIDE 15 INOPERABLE VEHICLES
- An inoperable motor vehicle not located in a garage or
- ther building shall be placed in an effectively screened
- utdoor storage area in the rear or side yard of such
private property.
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INOPERABLE VEHICLE EXAMPLES
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INOPERABLE VEHICLE EXAMPLES
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RV USED AS DWELLING EXAMPLE
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LIVESTOCK EXAMPLES
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BEFORE AND AFTER PICTURES
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BEFORE AND AFTER
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BEFORE AND AFTER PICTURES
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BEFORE
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AND AFTER
SLIDE 26 VACANT/ABANDONED PROPERTIES
Since the Vacant/Abandoned Property list started in 2016 a total of 24 houses have been renovated or demolished. There are currently 29 properties on the list with 4 currently under contract and new ownership.
SLIDE 27 CLEANUP GROUPS
- YES Program-Youth Empowerment Services- Jeanenne Wagner
- Year round
- Random Acts of Kindness- First Southern Baptist Church
- Starting in June on Sundays
- help mow weeds
- Keller Williams- Jessica Unruh
- on May 10th, 2018 at least 25 volunteers
SLIDE 28 KEEP CAÑON CLEAN PROGRAM
- Code Enforcement started a Fall Cleanup Program that ran
from November 14 until December 23. It consisted of vouchers for the disposal of tires and TVs.
- A total of 100 tire vouchers were distributed with 56
vouchers being redeemed. A total of 185 tires were recycled with Cañon City Tire.
- A total of 50 TV vouchers were distributed with 34
vouchers being redeemed with Twin Enviro.
SLIDE 29 KEEP CAÑON CLEAN TEAM
- Code Enforcement’s Keep Cañon Clean Team program consists of recruiting
volunteers
- The program would run from May to August
- Volunteers would be weekdays between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
- Required to wear a “Keep Cañon Clean Team” safety vest.
- Leave courtesy door hangers at a residence.
- Not be issuing an actual Notice of
Violation.
SLIDE 30 KEEP CAÑON CLEAN TEAM
The three key violations the volunteers would be trained to look for include
- weeds
- litter
- inoperable vehicles
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